A DROWNING OCCURRED MONDAY ON LAKE OF THE WOODS AND THE BODY HAS NOW BEEN RECOVERED AND IDENTIFIED AS 62-YEAR OLD NOLAN KJOS OF GREENBUSH. THAT OCCURRED IN THE WHISKEY FLATS AREA OF LAKE OF THE WOODS.
THE CITY OF EAST GRAND FORKS CONDUCTED A STUDY TO DETERMINE THE EFFECTS THAT YOUTH ICE SPORTS HAS ON THE CITY. THEY DETERMINED THROUGH THE 2021-2022 SEASON THAT AN ESTIMATED 9,379 VISITORS TO EAST GRAND FORKS SPENT NEARLY $1.7 MILLION IN THE CITY WHEN THERE FOR YOUTH HOCKEY AND FIGURE SKATING EVENTS.
THE RED LAKE NATION HELD A GRAND OPENING FOR A NEW WELLNESS AND EVENT CENTER IN REDBY ON MONDAY. IT’S A 17,000 SQUARE FOOT SPACE, WITH IN-HOUSE CATERING ABILITIES TO SERVE GROUPS OF OVER 500 PEOPLE. ORGANIZERS SAID IT’S GREAT TO HAVE THAT SORT OF SPACE FOR WEDDINGS OR GRADUATIONS, INSTEAD OF THE COMMUNITY NEEDING TO GO TO LARGER COMMUNITIES SUCH AS BEMIDJI.
AT MONDAY’S ROSEAU SCHOOL BOARD MEETING, THEY VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO ALLOW ALL ROSEAU COMMUNITY SCHOOLS, K-12, TO ATTEND HOME SPORTING EVENTS WITH NO ADMISSION COSTS.
THE ROSEAU COMMUNITY SCHOOL IS HOSTING AN OPEN HOUSE AND ICE CREAM SOCIAL NEXT WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, FROM 5:00-7:30 FOR A CHANCE TO EXPLORE THE SCHOOL AND VISIT WITH TEACHERS.
A MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR ALICE ANDERSON OF ROSEAU WILL BE HELD THIS SATURDAY (11 AM) AT RIVERSIDE LUTHERAN CHURCH IN WANNASKA. INTERMENT WILL TAKE PLACE AT MICKINOCK CEMETERY IN WANNASKA. ALICE ANDERSON WAS 95.
A FUNERAL SERVICE FOR MARYANN VISTAD OF ROSEAU WILL BE HELD ON THURSDAY (1 PM) AT HELGESON FUNERAL HOME IN ROSEAU. VISITATION WILL BE HELD ONE HOUR PRIOR AND INTERMENT WILL BE AT NORLAND CEMETERY IN SALOL. MARYANN WAS 84.
A MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR NOLAN KJOS WILL BE HELD THIS SUNDAY (3 PM) AT HELGESON FUNERAL HOME IN ROSEAU. NOLAN WAS 62.
A CRITICALLY-ENDANGERED SPECIES OF MONKEY WELCOMED A NEW BABY AT LAKE SUPERIOR ZOO IN DULUTH. PARENTS MIRA AND DENO, COTTON-TOPPED TAMARINS, GAVE BIRTH TO THE YET UNNAMED BABY. THERE ARE ONLY 35 BREEDING PAIRS OF THESE MONKEYS IN ACCREDITED ZOOS.
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